Sweet Potato Chia Seed Pudding with Chocolate Sauce

I’ve been making a lot of pureed sweet potato for food prep lately and I thought why not combine two of my favourite foods ever: sweet potato + chia seeds? Well, it was a delightful success and between this and my Peanut Butter Jelly Chia Seed Pudding, I’m pretty much set for loving breakfast at the moment.

Chia Seed Pudding with a Purpose

Lately I’ve been experimenting with pre and post-workout nutrition to see what works best for me. I’ve added more carbs to both my pre and post-workout meals as well as been more consistent with post-workout protein. I’m definetely feeling great with more pre-workout carbs and early morning training has been feeling awesome. Until recently I didn’t like eating much at 5 am but now I feel the training benefits are worth eating most of my food early in the day.

As for my post-workout meal, I’ve been focusing on getting protein right away and then a balanced meal as soon as I get home. This sweet potato chia seed pudding is perfect for that. I’m able to eat within 30 minutes of finishing up at the gym since I’ve prepped something like this chia seed pudding the night before. Regardless of whether you eat a large or small meal after training, consuming both carbohydrates and protein is essential to recovery, repair, and ultimate strength. Sweet potato or other starchy vegetables provide antioxidants and other vitamins for a nutritionally-dense carbohydrate option.

I would classify sweet potatoes are a true super food for it’s many nutritional benefits. The nutritional powerhouse is an ideal food whether your goals are fat loss, building muscle or just eating a healthy diet.

Health Benefits of Sweet Potato

Carotenoids: plant compounds that reduce cell damage caused by the stresses of everyday living, including workouts

Copper: it assists in the production of collagen, which is responsible for keeping muscles healthy and skin taut.

Quercetin: research shoes this potent phytonutrient may help you breathe easier by warding off allergies, hay fever, and asthma

As for chia seeds, I’ve discussed the benefits time and time again. Nourishing, hydrating, high in fibre, protein and omega-3 and packed with vitamins and minerals, they’re beneficial added to any diet but I’d especially recommend them to plant-based athletes.

Sweet Potato Chia Seed Pudding

tastes like pie! top with easy vegan chocolate sauceamazing with toasted coconut and pecanbeasically eating dessert for breakfastloads of nutritional benefitshigh in protein and fibrevegan and gluten-freeno refined sugar easy to prep ahead of time contains omega-3 fatty acids contains energizing, healthy carbohydrates

Aside from all that, blah, blah, blah it’s healthy business. It tastes good. Really, really good. Like get in my mouth right now good. Like dreaming of breakfast good. Like I’m so sad I ate that so fast good. You get the idea.

Oh, PS. I topped it with chocolate peanut butter sauce because I could…and peanut butter is life. And peanut butter + chocolate is just out of control. Brought to you by beautiful, ooey, gooey, fresh medjool dates. I also added chopped pecans, sliced banana and some toasted coconut flakes because they’re my favourite and I love the crunch and flavour they add.

I could go on about awesome this is but there’s really only one way for you to find out, make it yourself. It’s really easy. Top it with delicious (healthy) ingredients like pecans, toasted coconut and banana and dig in. And then come back and thank me because you’re welcome.